Fixing device, rotary machine, manufacturing method of rotary machine, assembling method of rotary machine, and disassembling method of rotary machine

ABSTRACT

A fixing device fixes a relative position in a rotational direction of an outer member and an inner member of a stationary body of the rotary machine, and includes: a radial pin that is inserted into a through hole passing through the outer member in a radial direction of a rotary machine and having a stepped portion formed therein to have a larger diameter at a portion on an outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machine than at a portion on an inner side in the radial direction, that has a part on the inner side in the radial direction of the rotary machine to be inserted into a concave portion of the inner member, and that has a flange portion on the outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machine.

FIELD

The present invention relates to a fixing device that fixes a relativeposition in a rotational direction of two members on a stationary sideof a rotary machine, a rotary machine having the fixing device, amanufacturing method of the rotary machine, an assembling method of therotary machine, and a disassembling method of the rotary machine.

BACKGROUND

Examples of a rotary machine include a steam turbine, a gas turbine, anda compressor. For example, a steam turbine has an outer casing, an innercasing provided inside the outer casing, a rotor inserted into the innercasing, a plurality of blades placed on the rotor in multiple stages,and a plurality of vanes placed on the inner casing in multiple stages.The blades and the vanes in the multiple stages are placed alternatelyin an axial direction of the rotor. The steam turbine causes steam toenter the inner casing to be supplied to a space in which the vanes andthe blades in the multiple stages are placed, whereby the rotor isrotated via the blades in the multiple stages to drive an electricgenerator coupled to the rotor.

A rotary machine has various devices to fix a relative position ofmembers (stationary bodies) on a stationary side (a fixed side)including the outer casing, the inner casing, and the vanes in arotational direction, an axial direction, a horizontal direction, andthe like of the rotary machine. For example, Patent Literature 1describes a device that fixes a relative position of a vane ring thatsupports the vanes and an inner casing that supports the vane ring as adevice that fixes a relative position of members on the stationary sidein a rotational direction of a rotary machine. The device described inPatent Literature 1 has a radial pin that is inserted into a hole formedin the inner casing and has a distal end inserted into a concave portionformed in the vane ring. The radial pin is fixed to the inner casing bywelding to be fixed to the inner casing and to seal between the innercasing and the radial pin.

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

Patent Literature 1: Japanese Utility Model Laid-open Publication No.S61-17104

SUMMARY Technical Problem

The fixing device described in Patent Literature 1 fixes the radial pinto the inner casing by welding to enable fixing to the inner casing andsealing of a portion to which the fixing device is inserted. However,because the fixing is performed by welding, the welding is required atthe time of attachment and welded components need to be detached at thetime of detachment. These operations require time.

The present invention has been achieved to solve the problems mentionedabove and an object of the present invention is to provide a fixingdevice that enables easy attachment and detachment while keeping thesealing property, a rotary machine, a manufacturing method of the rotarymachine, an assembling method of the rotary machine, and a disassemblingmethod of the rotary machine (a releasing method of the rotary machine).

Solution to Problem

According to an aspect of the present invention to achieve the aboveobject, a fixing device fixes a relative position in a rotationaldirection of an outer member and an inner member of a stationary body ofa rotary machine, the fixing device comprising: a radial pin that isinserted into a through hole passing through the outer member in aradial direction of the rotary machine and having a stepped portionformed therein to have a larger diameter at a portion on an outer sidein the radial direction of the rotary machine than at a portion on aninner side in the radial direction, that includes a part on the innerside in the radial direction of the rotary machine to be inserted into aconcave portion of the inner member, and that includes a flange portionon the outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machine, anoutside diameter of the flange portion being larger than a diameter ofthe through hole at the portion on the inner side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine; a seal unit that is inserted into thethrough hole, that is located farther on the outer side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine than the radial pin, and that is incontact with an inner circumferential surface of the through hole alongthe radial direction of the rotary machine to seal the through hole; anda cap member that is placed on the outer side of the seal unit in theradial direction of the rotary machine, and that is fixed to the outermember.

Advantageously, in the fixing device, the seal unit includes a sleevethat has a diameter of an inner circumferential surface changing alongthe radial direction of the rotary machine, and a columnar insertionmember that is inserted into the sleeve and is in contact with the innercircumferential surface of the sleeve. An outer circumferential surfaceof the sleeve is in contact with the through hole, and the innercircumferential surface of the sleeve and the insertion member are incontact with each other to seal the through hole.

Advantageously, in the fixing device, the sleeve includes the innercircumferential surface passing through the sleeve along the radialdirection of the rotary machine, and the radial pin includes anengagement portion to and from which a jig is attachable and detachablefrom the outer side in the radial direction being formed on an end facethereof on the outer side in the radial direction.

Advantageously, in the fixing device, the sleeve is placed farther onthe inner side in the radial direction of the rotary machine than theinsertion member.

Advantageously, the fixing device comprises a liner placed between thesleeve and the radial pin. The liner has an outside diameter larger thanan outside diameter of the radial pin, and extends in a radial directionof the radial pin farther to an inner side than the outside diameter ofthe radial pin.

Advantageously, the fixing device comprises a plurality of the sealunits. The seal units are placed serially in the radial direction of therotary machine.

Advantageously, in the fixing device, the cap member includes a threadgroove formed in an outer circumferential surface, and is screwed into athread groove formed in the through hole to be fixed to the outermember.

Advantageously, in the fixing device, the flange portion includes a sealring placed on an end face thereof on the inner side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine, and the seal ring is in contact withthe through hole and the flange portion.

According to another aspect of the present invention to achieve theabove object, a rotary machine comprises: the fixing device according toany one of the above; the outer member; the inner member; and a rotarybody placed farther on the inner side in the radial direction of therotary machine than the inner member.

Advantageously, in the rotary machine, the outer member includes aconvex portion that protrudes inward in the radial direction of therotary machine at a part having the through hole formed therein; asurface along a direction perpendicular to an axis of the rotary machineis formed in a rotational direction on the convex portion; the innermember includes a groove portion at a part facing the convex portion,the groove portion being concave inward in the radial direction of therotary machine and being in contact with the surface of the convexportion along the direction perpendicular to the axis of the rotarymachine; and a surface of the groove portion in contact with the surfaceof the convex portion along the direction perpendicular to the axis ofthe rotary machine is a surface along the direction perpendicular to theaxis of the rotary machine.

According to still another aspect of the present invention to achievethe above object, a manufacturing method of a rotary machine for fixinga relative position in a rotational direction of an outer member and aninner member of a stationary body of a rotary machine and manufacturingthe rotary machine comprises the steps of: inserting, into a throughhole passing through the outer member in a radial direction of therotary machine and having a stepped portion formed therein to have alarger diameter at a portion on an outer side in the radial direction ofthe rotary machine than at a portion on an inner side in the radialdirection, a radial pin that includes a flange portion with an outsidediameter larger than a diameter of the through hole at the portion onthe inner side in the radial direction of the rotary machine, andinserting an end of the radial pin on the inner side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine into a concave portion of the innermember placed on the inner side of the outer member in the radialdirection of the rotary machine; inserting a seal unit into the throughhole having the radial pin inserted therein; and biasing the seal unitinserted into the through hole inward in the radial direction of therotary machine, and bringing the seal unit into contact with an innercircumferential surface of the through hole along the radial directionof the rotary machine to seal the through hole.

Advantageously, the manufacturing method of a rotary machine comprises astep of increasing a diameter of a hole, formed in the outer memberalong the radial direction of the rotary machine, at a portion of thehole on the outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machinerelative to a diameter of the hole to form the through hole.

According to still another aspect of the present invention to achievethe above object, an assembling method of a rotary machine for fixing arelative position in a rotational direction of an outer member and aninner member of a stationary body of a rotary machine and assembling therotary machine comprises the steps of: inserting, into a through holepassing through the outer member in a radial direction of the rotarymachine and having a stepped portion formed therein to have a largerdiameter at a portion on an outer side in the radial direction of therotary machine than at a portion on an inner side in the radialdirection, a radial pin that includes a flange portion with an outsidediameter larger than a diameter of the through hole at the portion onthe inner side in the radial direction of the rotary machine, andinserting an end of the radial pin on the inner side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine into a concave portion of the innermember placed on the inner side of the outer member in the radialdirection of the rotary machine; inserting a seal unit into the throughhole having the radial pin inserted therein; and biasing the seal unitinserted into the through hole inward in the radial direction of therotary machine, and bringing the seal unit into contact with an innercircumferential surface of the through hole along the radial directionof the rotary machine to seal the through hole.

Advantageously, the assembling method of a rotary machine comprises astep of increasing a diameter of a hole, formed in the outer memberalong the radial direction of the rotary machine, at a portion of thehole on the outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machinerelative to a diameter of the hole to form the through hole.

According to still another aspect of the present invention to achievethe above object, there is provided a disassembling method (a releasingmethod) of a rotary machine for disassembling a rotary machine having aninner member and an outer member of a stationary body fixed with afixing device, the fixing device including, in a through hole formed inthe outer member, a radial pin that includes a part on an inner side ina radial direction of the rotary machine inserted into a concave portionof the inner member, a seal unit that is located farther on an outerside in the radial direction of the rotary machine than the radial pin,and that is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of thethrough hole along the radial direction of the rotary machine to sealthe through hole, and a cap member fixed to the outer member farther onthe outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machine than theseal unit, the disassembling method comprising the steps of:disassembling the cap member inserted into the through hole; taking theseal unit out of the through hole; and taking the radial pin out of thethrough hole.

Advantageously, in the disassembling method of a rotary machine, theseal unit includes a sleeve being in contact with the through hole; thestep of taking the seal unit out of the through hole includes the stepsof attaching a jig to an engagement portion of a target member that isin direct or indirect contact with a surface of the sleeve on the innerside in the radial direction of the rotary machine and that includes theengagement portion to which the jig is attachable from the outer side inthe radial direction of the rotary machine formed on a surface on theouter side in the radial direction of the rotary machine, and taking thesleeve out of the through hole along with the target member; and the jigis inserted into the sleeve and the jig is attached to the engagementportion at the step of taking the seal unit out of the through hole.

Advantageously, in the disassembling method of a rotary machine, theouter member includes a structure divided into an outer-member upperhalf and an outer-member lower half; and the disassembling methodincludes the steps of passing a tool through the through hole of theouter-member upper half or the outer-member lower half from which theradial pin has been taken out, and holding the inner member with thetool, and relatively moving the outer-member upper half or theouter-member lower half from which the radial pin has been taken outwith respect to the inner member in a state where the inner member isheld with the tool.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to the present invention, the seal unit is provided farther onan outer side in a radial direction than the radial pin, and the capmember is further provided on the outer side in the radial direction,whereby easy attachment and detachment can be achieved while the sealingproperty is kept.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view illustrating a general configurationof a steam turbine having a fixing device according to an embodiment ofthe present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view conceptually illustrating a fixing unit ofthe steam turbine illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a general configuration of thefixing device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a general configuration of anouter member and an inner member in a state where the fixing device isremoved therefrom.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a relative position of theinner member and a radial pin.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a general configuration of asleeve.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view illustrating another example of a cap member.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method ofattaching the fixing device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method ofdetaching the fixing device from an annular member.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method ofdetaching the outer member from the inner member.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method ofworking a through hole.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method ofworking a through hole.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method ofdetaching the fixing device from the annular member.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 19 is a top view illustrating a general configuration of a capmember.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram enlargedly illustrating a contact portionbetween a sleeve and an insertion member of the fixing deviceillustrated in FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described belowin detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The presentinvention is not limited to the embodiment, and when there are aplurality of embodiments, embodiments formed by combining theseembodiments are also included in the present invention. For example, thepresent embodiment is described while assuming a case where a rotarymachine is a steam turbine; however, the present invention is notlimited thereto. The rotary machine can be a gas turbine, a compressor,or the like. A fixing device can be used at various positions wherecomponents of a stationary part (a non-rotating part) of the rotarymachine need to be fixed to each other. The fixing device can be appliedto members that are placed in a positional relation of an outer side inthe radial direction and an inner side in the radial direction amongstationary bodies of the rotary machine, such as an outer casing, aninner casing, a vane ring, and a dummy ring in a steam turbine, and avane ring and a casing of a compressor in a gas turbine.

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view illustrating a general configurationof a steam turbine having a fixing device according to an embodiment ofthe present invention. A steam turbine 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 suppliessteam from a center side in an axial direction of the steam turbine 10,so that the steam flows toward both ends in the axial direction and isemitted outside from both ends in the axial direction. The steam turbine10 has a rotor 16, a plurality of blades 30 coupled to the rotor 16, aninner casing 34 placed on an outer periphery of the blades 30, an outercasing 36 placed on an outer side of the inner casing 34, a steam inlet40 that supplies steam to the inner casing 34, and a plurality of vanes42 placed in an inner part of the inner casing 34. In the steam turbine10, the plurality of blades 30 coupled to the rotor 16 and the pluralityof vanes 42 placed in the inner part of the inner casing 34 are placedalternately. The inner casing 34 is sometimes divided into an outermember 35 a fixed to the outer casing 36 and an inner member 35 bcoupled to the vanes 42. The outer member 35 a can be referred to as“inner casing” and the inner member 35 b can be referred to as “vanering”. In the steam turbine 10, fixing devices 100 are provided at acoupling portion between the inner casing 34 and the outer casing 36,and a coupling portion between the inner member 35 b and the outermember 35 a, respectively.

In the steam turbine 10, steam supplied from the steam inlet 40 passes aregion in which the blades 30 and the vanes 42 are placed alternatelybetween the inner casing 34 and the rotor 16. The rotor 16 of the steamturbine 10 rotates with rotation of the blades 30 due to power of thepassing steam.

A fixing unit 70 including the fixing device 100 is described next withreference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a sectional view conceptuallyillustrating the fixing unit of the steam turbine illustrated in FIG. 1.Two members of a stationary portion fixed by the fixing device 100 arecollectively referred to as “annular member” 50. The annular member 50has an inner member 51 and an outer member 60. The inner member 51 andthe outer member 60 are annular members and the inner member 51 isplaced on an inner side of the outer member 60. In the case of thefixing device 100 that fixes the inner casing 34 and the outer casing36, the inner member 51 corresponds to the inner casing 34 and the outermember 60 corresponds to the outer casing 36. In the case of the fixingdevice 100 that fixes the inner member 35 b and the outer member 35 a ofthe inner casing 34, the inner member 51 corresponds to the inner member35 b and the outer member 60 corresponds to the outer member 35 a.

The inner member 51 has an inner-member upper half 52 and aninner-member lower half 54. In the inner member 51, end faces of theinner-member upper half 52 in a rotational direction 20 and end faces ofthe inner-member lower half 54 in the rotational direction 20 are incontact with each other. That is, in the inner member 51, division facesof the inner-member upper half 52 and the inner-member lower half 54 arein contact with each other. In this example, a side surface is a surfaceseen when the steam turbine 10 is viewed in the vertical direction. Theouter member 60 has an outer-member upper half 62 and an outer-memberlower half 64. In the outer member 60, a flange formed on a side surfaceof the outer-member upper half 62 and a flange formed on a side surfaceof the outer-member lower half 64 are in contact with each other.

The fixing unit 70 including the fixing device 100 fixes the innermember 51 and the outer member 60 to each other. That is, the fixingunit 70 fixes the inner member 51 and the outer member 60 to preventrelative positions of the respective parts from being changed. Thefixing unit 70 has an outer-member fixing device 72 and the fixingdevice 100. The fixing unit 70 can further include a device that fixesthe upper half and the lower half of the inner member or a device thatadjusts the relative position.

The outer-member fixing device 72 fixes the outer-member upper half 62and the outer-member lower half 64 to each other. The outer-memberfixing device 72 includes a screw 74 inserted into the flanges where theouter-member upper half 62 and the outer-member lower half 64 are incontact with each other, and nuts 76 and 78 screwed on the screw 74. Theouter-member fixing device 72 fastens the outer-member upper half 62 andthe outer-member lower half 64 by sandwiching and tightening the screw74 inserted into the flanges with the nuts 76 and 78.

The fixing device 100 fixes a relative position of the inner member 51and the outer member 60 in a rotational direction of the rotor 16. Thatis, the fixing device 100 restrains the outer member 60 from rotatingwith respect to the inner member 51 and restrains the inner member 51from rotating with respect to the outer member 60. The fixing device 100is inserted into a through hole 66 formed in the outer-member upper half62 and into a concave portion 56 formed at a position on theinner-member upper half 52 seen when the through hole 66 is viewed fromoutside. The concave portion 56 is formed at a part in the rotationaldirection. The fixing device 100 is inserted into the through hole 66and the concave portion 56, so that when force with which the innermember 51 and the outer member 60 relatively rotate in the rotationaldirection of the rotor 16 is applied, a surface of the fixing device 100at an end in the rotational direction is brought into contact with thethrough hole 66 and the concave portion 56. Accordingly, the fixingdevice 100 restrains the inner member 51 and the outer member 60 fromrelatively rotating in the rotational direction of the rotor 16.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a general configuration of thefixing device. FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a generalconfiguration of the outer member and the inner member in a state wherethe fixing device is removed therefrom. FIG. 5 is a sectional view alonga line B-B in FIG. 3 and is a schematic diagram illustrating a relativeposition of the inner member and a radial pin. FIG. 6 is a perspectiveview illustrating a general configuration of a sleeve. FIG. 3 is asectional view along a line A-A in FIG. 2.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the fixing device 100 has a radial pin 102, aseal unit 104, a cap member 106, and a liner 108 and is inserted intothe through hole 66 and the concave portion 56. The through hole 66 andthe concave portion 56 into which the fixing device 100 is inserted aredescribed with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. A radial direction of therotor 16 being a rotary portion of the steam turbine 10 is hereinafterreferred to as “rotor radial direction”. The rotor radial direction is asteam-turbine radial direction and is a rotary-machine radial directionindicating a radial direction of a rotation axis of the rotary machine.In the through hole 66, the diameter of a first surface 67 being aportion on an inner side in the rotor radial direction (on an inner side24 b in a radial direction 24 of the rotor 16) is smaller than thediameter of a second surface 68 being a portion on an outer side in therotor radial direction (on an outer side 24 a in the radial direction 24of the rotor 16). The through hole 66 has a stepped portion 69 at aboundary between the first surface 67 and the second surface 68. Thestepped portion 69 is a surface seen when the through hole 66 is viewedfrom outside in the rotor radial direction, that is, a surface facingoutward in the rotor radial direction. The diameter at the portion onthe outer side of the stepped portion 69 in the rotor radial directionis larger than that at the portion on the inner side thereof in therotor radial direction. In this way, the through hole 60 has an outerthrough hole being a portion formed by the second surface 68, and aninner through hole being a portion formed by the first surface 67,connected to the outer through hole at the inner side thereof in therotor radial direction, and having a smaller diameter than the outerthrough hole. The through hole 66 has a thread groove 68 a formed in thesecond surface 68. The concave portion 56 is formed in a groove portion57 of the inner-member upper half 52. The groove portion 57 is a grooveformed on the entire circumference in the rotational direction. That is,the groove portion 57 is formed in both the inner-member upper half 52and the inner-member lower half 54, and the respective groove portionsare connected to be the groove formed on the entire circumference. Aconvex portion 65 provided at a portion of the outer member 60 where thethrough hole 66 is formed is inserted into the groove portion 57. Theconvex portion 65 is a protrusion that protrudes inward in the rotorradial direction, is formed at a position facing the groove portion 57,and is formed on the entire circumference in the rotational directionsimilarly to the groove portion 57. In the groove portion 57 and theconvex portion 65, a surface 57 a and a surface 65 a being contactsurfaces on the side of a high-pressure steam space 25, that is, on theside of a space where steam at a higher pressure flows in an axialdirection 22 are in contact with each other to be a sealing surface. Inthe fixing device 100, a space on a side nearer the steam inlet 40 thanthe sealing surface where the surface 57 a and the surface 65 a are incontact with each other is the high-pressure steam space 25, and a spaceon a side nearer an end portion in the axial direction 22 than thesealing surface where the surface 57 a and the surface 65 a are incontact with each other is a low-pressure steam space 26 where thepressure is lower than that in the high-pressure steam space 25. Becauseit suffices that the surface 57 a and the surface 65 a are in contactwith each other in the groove portion 57 and the convex portion 65, apart or the entirety of surfaces 57 b and 65 b in the circumferentialdirection on the opposite side to the sealing surface in the axialdirection 22 can be omitted.

The components of the fixing device 100 are described next. The radialpin 102 is inserted into the through hole 66 and an end thereof on theinner side in the rotor radial direction protrudes from the through hole66 to the inner side in the rotor radial direction. A part of the radialpin 102 protruding from the through hole 66 is inserted into the concaveportion 56. The radial pin 102 is a columnar pin and has a shape with adiameter of an outer circumferential surface 121 being substantially thesame as or slightly smaller than that of the first surface 67 of thethrough hole 66. The radial pin 102 is provided with a flange 122 havinga diameter larger than that of the outer circumferential surface 121 atan end located on the outer side in the rotor radial direction in astate where the radial pin 102 is inserted into the through hole 66. Thediameter of the flange 122 is larger than that of the first surface 67and smaller than that of the second surface 68. The flange 122 is incontact with the stepped portion 69. The radial pin 102 has a screw hole124 formed in a surface on a side where the flange 122 is formed. A toolis inserted into the screw hole 124 when the radial pin 102 is to beinserted or detached. The radial pin 102 also has a cutout surface 126at a part of an end of the outer circumferential surface 121 on theinner side in the rotor radial direction. As illustrated in FIG. 5, theradial pin 102 has such a shape that the diameter of the outercircumferential surface 121 is larger than a width of the concaveportion 56 in the rotational direction 20. Provision of the cutoutsurface 126 enables the end on the inner side in the rotor radialdirection of the radial pin 102 to be inserted into the concave portion56. Furthermore, due to formation of the cutout surface 126, the widthof the radial pin 102 in the rotational direction can be setsubstantially the same as that of the concave portion 56. While thecutout surface 126 is provided on both ends in the rotational directionin the present embodiment, the cutout surface 126 can be provided on oneof the ends. The cutout surfaces 126 provided on both ends in therotational direction can have an asymmetrical shape with respect to anaxis of the outer circumferential surface. While the cutout surfaces 126are provided on the radial pin 102 in the present embodiment, aconfiguration in which the width of the radial pin 102 is adjustedaccording to the width of the concave portion 56 to fit the radial pin102 therein can be adopted as another example.

Next, the seal unit 104 is inserted into the through hole 66 to beplaced on the outer side of the radial pin 102 in the rotor radialdirection. The seal unit 104 supports the radial pin 102 from the outerside in the rotor radial direction and restrains the radial pin 102 frommoving outward in the rotor radial direction. The seal unit 104 alsoseals, that is, blocks the through hole 66. Specifically, the seal unit104 is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the throughhole 66 along the rotor radial direction to seal the through hole 66.

The seal unit 104 has a sleeve 112 and an insertion member 114. Asillustrated in FIG. 6, the sleeve 112 is a member in a tubular shape, acylindrical shape in the present embodiment, along the through hole 66.The sleeve 112 has a shape with a diameter of an outer circumferentialsurface smaller than that of the second surface 68 of the through hole66. The sleeve 112 has a tapered shape with a diameter of an innercircumferential surface 130 decreasing toward the inner side in therotor radial direction.

The insertion member 114 is a columnar member. The insertion member 114is placed farther on the outer side in the rotor radial direction thanthe sleeve 112. The insertion member 114 has a tapered shape with adiameter of an outer circumferential surface 140 decreasing toward theinner side in the rotor radial direction. An inclination angle of theouter circumferential surface 140 with respect to the rotor radialdirection is substantially the same as that of the inner circumferentialsurface 130 of the sleeve 112 with respect to the rotor radialdirection. “Being substantially the same” means that there is nodifference in the angle other than an error occurring at the time ofmanufacturing. The inclination angle of the outer circumferentialsurface 140 with respect to the rotor radial direction can be an angledifferent from that of the inner circumferential surface 130 of thesleeve 112 with respect to the radial direction. The insertion member114 has a screw hole 142 formed in a surface on the outer side in therotor radial direction.

The seal unit 104 has the configuration as described above and, byinserting the insertion member 114 into the sleeve 112 from the outerside in the rotor radial direction to bring the inner circumferentialsurface 130 into contact with the outer circumferential surface 140, andpushing out the sleeve 112 to the outer side in the rotor radialdirection while keeping the inner circumferential surface 130 in contactwith the outer circumferential surface 140, the sleeve 112 is broughtinto contact with the through hole 66. The seal unit 104 fills a gapbetween the sleeve 112 and the insertion member 114 and a gap betweenthe sleeve 112 and the through hole 66 to seal the through hole 66.

The cap member 106 is a columnar member and is inserted into the throughhole 66. The cap member 106 is placed farther on the outer side in therotor radial direction than the seal unit 104. The cap member 106according to the present embodiment has an end face on the outer side inthe rotor radial direction being placed farther on the inner side in therotor radial direction than an end face of the outer-member upper half62 on the outer side in the rotor radial direction, and is embedded inthe through hole 66. The cap member 106 is fixed to the outer-memberupper half 62 having the through hole 66 formed therein. The cap member106 has a thread groove formed in an outer circumferential surface 162and is screwed on the thread groove 68 a in the second surface 68 of thethrough hole 66. The cap member 106 has a thread groove 164 formed inthe end face on the outer side in the rotor radial direction. A tool isinserted into the thread groove 164 when the cap member 106 is to beinserted or detached.

The liner 108 is placed between the sleeve 112 and the radial pin 102.The liner 108 is a ring-shaped member having a cylindrical hole 150formed therein. The liner 108 is a member that adjusts a thickness ofthe seal unit 104 in the rotor radial direction. The liner 108 has adiameter on the inner side in the rotor radial direction, that is, adiameter of the cylindrical hole 150 smaller than that of the innercircumferential surface 130 of the sleeve 112. That is, the liner 108has a width in the radial direction larger than that of the sleeve 112.Accordingly, the liner 108 can be in contact with the flange 122 of theradial pin 102 while supporting the sleeve 112, and restrains the sleeve112 from being sandwiched between the radial pin 102 and the throughhole 66 or the sleeve 112 from being unintendedly deformed. It sufficesthat the liner 108 has a shape having the outside diameter larger thanthat of the radial pin 102 and extending farther to an inner side thanthe outside diameter of the radial pin 102 in the radial direction ofthe radial pin 102, and thus the effect described above can be achieved.

The fixing device 100 fixes a relative position of the outer member 60and the inner member 51 in the rotational direction of the rotor 16 withthe radial pin 102, seals the through hole 66 with the seal unit 104placed farther on the outer side in the rotor radial direction than theradial pin 102, and prevents the radial pin 102 and the seal unit 104from moving outward in the rotor radial direction and slipping out ofthe through hole 66 with the cap member 106. Accordingly, the fixingdevice 100 can fix the relative position of the outer member 60 and theinner member 51 in the rotational direction of the rotor 16 whilesealing the through hole 66. Furthermore, in the fixing device 100, thecap member 106 is screwed with the threaded structure to be fixed to theouter member 60, while sealing is achieved by blocking the respectivemembers with the seal unit 104 while being inserted. Therefore, thefixing device 100 can be fixed without welding. This enables easyattachment to or detachment from the annular member 50. Furthermore, thefixing device 100 provides a sealing structure that deforms the sleeve112 of the seal unit 104 placed inside the through hole 66 with theinsertion member 114 and brings the sleeve 112 into contact with theinner circumferential surface along the rotor radial direction of thethrough hole 66, to enable sealing even at a narrow place where thediameter of the through hole 66 cannot be large. The outer member 60 andthe inner member 51 are fixed with the radial pin 102 and sealed withthe seal unit 104, and accordingly the outer member 60 and the innermember 51 can be fixed while keeping the sealing property even when thecenters of the concave portion 56 and the through hole 66 are notaligned. Due to the structure of the seal unit 104 in which theinsertion member 114 is pressed into the sleeve 112 to achieve sealing,relative positions of the respective members are moved in an aligningdirection even when the centers of the members are misaligned at thetime of insertion. Therefore, the sealing property can be enhanced.

The fixing device 100 has the seal unit 104 and the radial pin 102.Therefore, even when an axial center of the through hole 66 at aposition where the seal unit 104 is inserted, that is, an axial centerof the cylindrical through hole formed by the second surface 68 and anaxial center of the through hole at a position where the radial pin 102is inserted, that is, an axial center of the cylindrical through holeformed by the first surface 67 are misaligned, the seal unit 104 canfreely move in the radial direction with respect to the radial pin 102,thereby enabling the sleeve 112 to be expanded uniformly. This allowsaccuracy of the axial center of the through hole to be low and thus thethrough hole can be manufactured easily.

The fixing device 100 further has the liner 108, whereby the sleeve 112can be supported stably with the liner 108, and the sleeve 112 can beuniformly expanded even when the axial center of the through hole on theinner side in the rotor radial direction and the axial center of thethrough hole on the outer side in the rotor radial direction where thesleeve 112 is placed are misaligned. Furthermore, the support of thesleeve 112 with the liner 108 can prevent the sleeve 112 from enteringthe gap between the flange 122 of the radial pin 102 and the throughhole and deforming therein. Therefore, because the accuracy of the axialcenter of the through hole is allowed to be low, the through hole can bemanufactured easily.

The fixing device 100 has the liner 108 provided between the radial pin102 and the seal unit 104 to support the sleeve 112 with the liner 108,thereby enabling to prevent the sleeve 112 from being sandwiched betweenthe radial pin 102 and the through hole 66. Accordingly, the sleeve 112can be thinned and the sleeve 112 can be formed in an easily deformableshape. By forming the sleeve 112 to be thinner and easily deformable inthis way, the sealing property between the sleeve 112 and the throughhole 66 and between the sleeve 112 and the insertion member 114 can beenhanced, and the sealing property of the seal unit 104 can be enhanced.Furthermore, due to provision of the liner 108, the fixing device 100can adjust a position in the rotor radial direction, that is, in a depthdirection of the through hole 66 more easily. That is, because thethickness of the liner 108 can be adjusted with a shim or the like, theposition of the sleeve 112 in the depth direction of the through hole 66can be set to a fixed position regardless of the shape of the radial pin102.

Because the fixing device 100 can be embedded in the through hole 66,the fixing device 100 can be provided also in a structure in which thereis another member on the side of the outer circumferential surface ofthe outer member 60 and an available space is limited.

While the holes formed in the respective surfaces on the outer side inthe rotor radial direction of the radial pin 102, the insertion member114, and the cap member 106 are screw holes in the embodiment describedabove, the holes are not limited to those with a thread groove formedtherein. A hole on which a tool can be held to enable rotation thereofor a hole on which a tool can be caught suffices. While this would makeattachment and detachment less easy, holes for providing contact with atool can be omitted from the surfaces of the radial pin 102, theinsertion member 114, and the cap member 106 on the outer side in therotor radial direction to avoid the labor of working the holes.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view illustrating another example of the capmember. While the thread groove 164 is formed in the cap member 106 ofthe fixing device 100 in the embodiment described above, the cap memberis not limited thereto. A cap member 106 a illustrated in FIG. 7 has ahexagonal protruding portion 166 on the outer side in the rotor radialdirection of a portion where the outer circumferential surface 162 isprovided. In the cap member 106 a, the protruding portion 166 protrudesfrom the surface of the outer-member upper half 62 at the time ofattachment to the outer-member upper half 62. The protruding portion 166enables the cap member 106 a to be rotated with a tool such as ahexagonal wrench. In this way, a position where a tool is attached whenthe cap member 106 is to be screwed to the thread groove 68 a of thethrough hole 66, other than the screw hole, can be provided on thefixing device 100.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. FIG. 8 illustrates the fixingdevice in a more schematic way than in the structure illustrated in FIG.3. A fixing device 100 a illustrated in FIG. 8 has an identicalstructure except for not including the liner 108. In the fixing device100 a, illustrations of holes for enabling contact of a tool with thesurfaces on the outer side in the rotor radial direction are omitted. Asin the fixing device 100 a, the sleeve 112 of a seal unit 104 a can bein direct contact with the radial pin 102 without the liner 108.

An attaching method of the fixing device being an assembling method of arotary machine is described next with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is anexplanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of attaching thefixing device. The assembling method of a rotary machine can be usedwhen a rotary machine is assembled after the rotary machine isdisassembled for maintenance or the like or when a rotary machine ismanufactured. While being described as the assembling method of a rotarymachine in the present embodiment, the attaching method of the fixingdevice can be also applied to a manufacturing method of a rotarymachine. Processes illustrated in FIG. 9 can be achieved by a workerperforming operations using a tool or a machine. First, the workerinserts the radial pin 102 into the through hole 66 of the outer-memberupper half 62 (Step S12). At that time, the worker checks a relativeposition of the through hole 66 and the concave portion 56 and forms thecutout surface 126 on the radial pin 102 based on a result of the check.This enables the distal end of the radial pin 102 to be inserted intothe concave portion 56 and causes the distal end of the radial pin 102to be fitted into the concave portion 56 in the rotational direction ofthe rotor 16 when the radial pin 102 is inserted into the through hole66.

Next, the worker inserts the sleeve 112 into the through hole 66 havingthe radial pin 102 inserted therein (Step S14) and then inserts theinsertion member 114 therein (Step S16). When a seal unit includes aliner, the liner is inserted into the through hole 66 before insertionof the sleeve 112.

Subsequently, the worker inserts the cap member 106 into the throughhole 66 (Step S18). Specifically, the thread groove of the cap member106 is screwed into the thread groove of the through hole 66. At thattime, the worker can appropriately push the insertion member 114 intothe sleeve 112 of the seal unit 104 by setting a pushing position and afastening torque of the cap member 106 at predetermined values, and canproduce a state in which the through hole 66 is sealed with the sealunit 104. The worker inserts the cap member 106 into the through hole 66to fix the cap member 106 to the outer-member upper half 62 (Step S20).

By installing the fixing device 100 in the manner described above, theworker can easily attach the fixing device 100 to the annular member 50.Accordingly, the annular member 50 can be easily assembled in such astate that the annular member 50 will not rotate in the rotationaldirection without using welding.

A detaching method of the fixing device being a disassembling method (areleasing method) of a rotary machine is described next with referenceto FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating anexample of a method of detaching the fixing device from the annularmember. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of amethod of detaching the outer member from the inner member. Afterdetaching the fixing device according to the detaching method of FIGS.10 and 11, and then performing inspection of an inner portion of theannular member or replacement of a component, a worker can assemble arotary machine (the annular member) by attaching the fixing device 100according to the attaching method of FIG. 9 described above.

First, a worker detaches the cap member 106 from the annular member 50(Step S32) in a state where the fixing device 100 is attached (StepS30). Specifically, the worker rotates the cap member 106 to detach thecap member 106 from the thread groove of the through hole. Next, theworker detaches the insertion member 114 (Step S34), detaches the sleeve112 (Step S36), and thereafter detaches the radial pin 102 (Step S38).

When having detached the fixing device 100 from the annular member 50and further detached the outer-member fixing device 72 of the fixingunit 70, the worker detaches the outer-member upper half 62 from theouter-member lower half 64 and the inner member 51. In this case, theworker inserts a rod-like tool (jig) 190 into the through hole 66 asillustrated in FIG. 11, and moves the outer-member upper half 62 withrespect to the outer-member lower half 64 and the inner member 51 whilecausing the tool (jig) 190 to abut on the concave portion 56. Due tothis process, even when a state is reached where the outer-member upperhalf 62 and the inner-member upper half 52 adhere to each other, forexample, even when the surface 65 a and the surface 57 a being thesealing surfaces are seized to each other due to deformation caused byheat, the inner member 51 can be restrained from moving with theouter-member upper half 62 and the outer-member upper half 62 can bedetached appropriately.

Furthermore, according to the assembling method of a fixing device, whena fixing device that is currently attached is not the fixing deviceaccording to the present embodiment, a through hole can be worked toenable the fixing device 100 to be attached. FIG. 12 is an explanatorydiagram illustrating an example of a method of working a through hole.On an outer-member upper half 62 a having a through hole 166 a with anunchanging diameter formed by the first surface 67 (Step S50), a workerperforms working to increase the diameter of a part of the through hole166 a on the outer side in the rotor radial direction to form the secondsurface 68 and forms the thread groove 68 a to form the through hole 66(Step S52). After performing the working illustrated in FIG. 12, theworker can attach the fixing device 100 to the annular member 50 byperforming the attachment of the fixing device 100 illustrated in FIG.9.

When worked in this way, the through hole can be altered to a hole inwhich the fixing device 100 can be attached. Furthermore, the alterationof the through hole can be achieved in the outer-member upper half 62mounted, during inspection of a device having an annular memberinstalled therein. Therefore, the alteration can be performed withoutinterrupting other operations. That is, the alteration can be performedwithout affecting the entire work period.

While the case where the through hole 66 is formed from the state wherethe through hole 166 a is already formed has been described in theexample illustrated in FIG. 12, the through hole 66 according to thepresent embodiment can be formed also in a state where no through holeis formed in the outer-member upper half 62. FIG. 13 is an explanatorydiagram illustrating an example of a method of working a through hole.An outer-member upper half 62 b illustrated in FIG. 13 has a hole 167formed in a surface on the inner side in the rotor radial direction thatdoes not pass through the outer-member upper half 62 b to the outer sidein the rotor radial direction (Step S56). A worker performs working offorming a hole extending to the hole 167 on the outer-member upper half62 b, having the non-through hole 167 formed therein, from the outerside in the rotor radial direction to form the second surface 68 andforms the thread groove 68 a to form the through hole 66 (Step S58).When the diameter of the hole 167 is smaller than that of the firstsurface 67 of the through hole 66, the worker performs working toincrease the diameter. After performing the working illustrated in FIG.13, the worker can attach the fixing device 100 to the annular member 50by performing the attachment of the fixing device 100 illustrated inFIG. 9.

Also when the axis of the first surface 67 of the through hole 66 andthe axis of the second surface 68 are misaligned, the fixing device 100according to the present embodiment can support the seal unit 104 withthe cap member 106 so as not to be slipped out, while keeping thesealing property of the seal unit 104. Accordingly, even when theworking to connect a hole to the hole 167 is performed as illustrated inFIG. 13 and the axes of the holes are misaligned at that time, thefunction as the fixing device 100 can be kept. This eliminates the needto perform axis alignment of the holes with high accuracy andfacilitates the working.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagramillustrating an example of a method of detaching the fixing device fromthe annular member. In a fixing device 100 b illustrated in FIG. 14, thescrew hole 124 is formed in a radial pin 102 b as in the fixing device100. Due to formation of the screw hole 124 in the radial pin 102 b, theradial pin 102 b can be detached from the through hole 66 more easily.In the fixing device 100 b, the liner 108 is placed between the radialpin 102 b and the seal unit 104 a.

Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 15, a rod-like tool (jig) 192having a thread groove 193 formed on a distal end is used, and thedistal end of the rod-like tool 192 having the thread groove 193 formedthereon is screwed in the screw hole 124 of the radial pin 102 b in astate where the insertion member 114 is detached (Step S60). At thattime, the sleeve 112 and the liner 108 remain in the inner portion ofthe through hole 66 as illustrated in FIG. 15. That is, the rod-liketool 192 is inserted into the holes of the inner portions of the sleeve112 and the liner 108 and the distal end of the rod-like tool 192 isscrewed into the screw hole 124 of the radial pin 102 b. By pulling therod-like tool 192 out of the through hole 66 in a state where the threadgroove 193 is screwed to the screw hole 124, the sleeve 112 and theliner 108 are taken out of the through hole 66 using the radial pin 102b (Step S62).

In this way, formation of the screw hole 124 in the radial pin 102 benables the sleeve 112 to be easily taken out of the through hole 66.Specifically, when the sleeve 112 has a structure of sealinghigh-pressure steam with the outer circumferential surface and the outercircumferential surface of the sleeve 112 sticks to the through hole 66and reaches a state where the sleeve 112 is difficult to take out of thethrough hole 66, the sleeve 112 can be pulled out with the radial pin102 b by pulling the radial pin 102 b out of the through hole 66 usingthe rod-like tool 192.

The formation of the screw hole 124 in the radial pin 102 b also enablesthe radial pin 102 b itself to be easily taken out of the through hole66. While the case of the radial pin has been described in FIG. 15, thesame holds for the case of the insertion member 114, and provision of ascrew hole enables the insertion member 114 to be easily taken out ofthe through hole 66.

In the fixing device 100, when a screw hole is formed, the cylindricalhole 150 is provided in the liner 108 to enable a rod-like tool to bescrewed into the screw hole even in a state where the liner 108 isinstalled on the outer side of a target component in the rotor radialdirection. While it is preferable that the liner 108 has a through holebecause the workability can be increased, the through hole is notnecessarily provided. Alternatively, a screw hole can be formed in theliner 108. A structure to catch the rod-like tool 192 can be provided inthe liner 108 and the sleeve 112 can be pulled out with the liner 108 bypulling out the liner 108 using the inserted tool 192. A structure canbe alternatively applied in which the sleeve 112 is formed in anon-through shape, and a screw hole is formed on a bottom (a portion onthe inner side in the rotor radial direction) of the sleeve 112 to pullthe sleeve 112 out of the through hole 66 with the rod-like tool 192.

Other examples of the fixing device are described below with referenceto FIGS. 16 to 24. In configurations of the fixing devices of the otherexamples, descriptions of a configuration identical to that of thefixing device 100 are omitted and points specific to the other examplesare mainly described.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. A fixing device 100 c illustratedin FIG. 16 has a seal unit 104 c including two unitary units 111 and oneunitary unit 111 c. The unitary units 111 and the unitary unit 111 c areplaced serially in the rotor radial direction. One unitary unit 111 hasthe sleeve 112 and the insertion member 114. In the unitary unit 111that is placed on the innermost side in the rotor radial direction, asurface of the sleeve 112 on the inner side in the rotor radialdirection is in contact with the radial pin 102. The insertion member114 thereof is in contact with a surface of the sleeve 112 on the innerside in the rotor radial direction of the unitary unit 111 placed on theouter side in the rotor radial direction. The unitary unit 111 c has asleeve 112 c and an insertion member 114 c. The sleeve 112 c has a shapeobtained by integrating the sleeve 112 and the liner 108. Specifically,a surface of the sleeve 112 c on the inner circumferential side has atapered shape with the diameter decreasing toward the inner side in therotor radial direction and an end thereof on the inner side in the rotorradial direction protrudes farther toward an inner side in the radialdirection of the sleeve 112 c than a shape along the taper. Protrusionof the sleeve 112 c at the end on the inner side in the rotor radialdirection farther toward the inner side in the radial direction of thesleeve 112 c than the shape along the taper enables reliable contactwith the insertion member 114 of the unitary unit 111 on the inner sidein the rotor radial direction. The insertion member 114 c has a shapeidentical to that of the insertion member 114.

In the fixing device 100 c, due to serial placement of the unitary units111 and 111 c, sealing surfaces can be formed in the respective unitaryunits 111 and 111 c. Accordingly, the sealing property of the seal unit104 c can be enhanced. The fixing device 100 c further includes theliner 108 between the unitary unit 111 and the unitary unit 111 andbetween the unitary unit 111 and the radial pin 102. Placement of theliner 108 enables the sleeve 112 and the radial pin 102 or the insertionmember 114 to be in contact with each other more reliably and enablesthe position of the unitary units 111 in the rotor radial direction tobe adjusted. While the unitary units 111 and the unitary unit 111 c arecombined in the fixing member 100 c, all unitary units can be theunitary units 111 or the unitary units 111 c.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. A fixing device 100 d illustratedin FIG. 17 has a radial pin 102 d including a seal ring 220. The sealring 220 is placed on a surface of the flange of the radial pin 102 d onthe inner side in the rotor radial direction, that is, a surface beingin contact with the stepped portion 69 of the through hole 66. The sealring 220 is an elastic member provided on the entire circumference ofthe radial pin 102 d in the radial direction and adheres to the steppedportion 69. Due to provision of the seal ring 220 and biasing of theradial pin 102 d to the inner side in the rotor radial direction withthe seal unit 104, the fixing device 100 d can also seal between theradial pin 102 d and the through hole 66. This can improve the sealingproperty.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. FIG. 19 is a top view illustratinga general configuration of a cap member. A fixing device 100 eillustrated in FIG. 18 has a cap member 106 b fixed to the outer-memberupper half 62 with screws 240. The cap member 106 b has a plate portion230 blocking the through hole, and a protruding portion 232 protrudingfrom the plate portion 230 into the through hole 66 to be in contactwith the insertion member 114. The plate portion 230 is larger than thethrough hole 66 and blocks all over the through hole 66. A portion ofthe plate portion 230 in the cap member 106 b larger than the throughhole 66 is in contact with a surface of the outer-member upper half 62on the outer side in the rotor radial direction. The bolts 240 areprovided at positions of the plate portion 230 being in contact with theouter-member upper half 62 and are screwed into screw holes provided inthe outer-member upper half 62. In the cap member 106 b, the bolts 240are provided at four positions so as to enclose the protruding portion232 as illustrated in FIG. 19. In this way, the fixing device 100 e isfixed to the outer-member upper half 62 with the bolts 240 withoutproviding a screw hole in the through hole 66. The cap member 106 b thuscan be fixed to the outer-member upper half 62 using the bolts 240. Byforming the cap member 106 b to have a substantially rectangular shapehaving a short-side direction and a long-side direction when viewed fromthe outer side in the rotor radial direction, the fixing device 100 ecan be installed also in a case where a space for attaching the capmember is narrow.

The number of the bolts 240 in the case where the cap member is fastenedwith the bolts 240 is not particularly limited. For example, the bolts240 can be provided at six positions in the cap member 106 b so as toenclose the protruding portion 232. While an increase in the number ofthe bolts 240 in the cap member 106 b enlarges the fixing device, thefixing device can be fixed to the outer-member upper half 62 morereliably.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. A fixing device 100 f illustratedin FIG. 20 has a sealing member 109. The sealing member 109 is a memberobtained by integrating the cap member 106 and the insertion member 114of the fixing device 100. The sealing member 109 has a plate portion 250that blocks the through hole, and a protruding portion 252 thatprotrudes from the plate portion 250 to the through hole 66 to be incontact with the sleeve 112. The plate portion 250 is larger than thethrough hole 66 and blocks all over the through hole 66. In the capmember, a part of the plate portion 250 larger than the through hole 66is in contact with a surface of the outer-member upper half 62 on theouter side in the rotor radial direction. The bolts 240 are provided atpositions of the plate portion 230 being in contact with theouter-member upper half 62 and are screwed into screw holes provided inthe outer-member upper half 62. The protruding portion 252 has a shapewith a diameter of an outer circumferential surface decreasing towardthe inner side in the rotor radial direction to form a taper. The outercircumferential surface of the protruding portion 252 is in contact withthe inner circumferential surface of the sleeve 112. Due to contact ofthe protruding portion 252 with the sleeve 112 and contact of the sleeve112 with the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 66, thethrough hole 66 is blocked. The cap member 106 and the insertion member114 can be integrated in this way.

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. A fixing device 100 g illustratedin FIG. 21 has a seal unit 104 g including a sleeve 112 g and aninsertion member 114 g. In the seal unit 104 g, the sleeve 112 g isplaced on a side nearer the cap member 106 than the insertion member 114g. That is, in the seal unit 104 g, the insertion member 114 g is placedon a side nearer the radial pin 102 than the sleeve 112 g. An innercircumferential surface of the sleeve 112 g and an outer circumferentialsurface of the insertion member 114 g have a taper oriented so that thediameter is decreased toward the outer side in the rotor radialdirection. In this way, in the fixing device 100 g, the sleeve 112 g andthe insertion member 114 g of the seal unit 104 g are placed oppositelyto those in the fixing device 100. As described above, even when thesleeve 112 g is placed on the side nearer the cap member 106 than theinsertion member 114 g, movement of the radial pin 102 to the outer sidein the rotor radial direction can be restrained while sealing with theseal unit 104 g is achieved.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. FIG. 23 is a schematic diagramenlargedly illustrating a contact portion between a sleeve and aninsertion member of the fixing device illustrated in FIG. 22. A fixingdevice 100 h illustrated in FIGS. 22 and 23 has the radial pin 102, aseal unit 104 h, and the liner 108. The seal unit 104 h has a sleeve 112h and an insertion member 114 h. The sleeve 112 h has a taper orientedso that the diameter of the inner circumferential surface 130 isdecreased toward the inner side in the rotor radial direction similarlyto the sleeve 112. The insertion member 114 h has a shape with thediameter of an outer circumferential surface 302 fundamentally uniformin the rotor radial direction, that is, a cylindrical shape. In theinsertion member 114 h, an outer circumferential surface of an endlocated on the inner side in the rotor radial direction, that is, acorner portion 304 has a rounded shape. In the seal unit 104 h, thecorner portion 304 of the insertion member 114 h and the innercircumferential surface 130 of the sleeve 112 h are in contact with eachother. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 23, a part of the sleeve 112h being in contact with the corner portion 304 is deformed outward inthe radial direction of the sleeve 112 h and the outer circumferentialsurface of the sleeve 112 h is brought into contact with the throughhole 66 of the outer-member upper half 62.

As described above, also the insertion member 114 h with the outercircumferential surface of the shape not being the tapered shape candeform the sleeve 112 h to form a sealing surface. Furthermore, due tothe rounded shape of the corner portion 304 of the insertion member 114h, the corner portion 304 can be restrained from being caught on theinner circumferential surface 130 of the sleeve 112 h and the sleeve 112h is enabled to be easily deformed.

FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general configuration ofanother example of the fixing device. A fixing device 100 i illustratedin FIG. 24 has a seal unit 104 i including a sleeve 112 i, an insertionmember 114 i, and the liner 108. The sleeve 112 i has a shape with thediameter of an inner circumferential surface 312 being fundamentallyuniform in the rotor radial direction. A taper oriented so that thediameter of an outer circumferential surface 314 is decreased toward theinner side in the rotor radial direction is formed on the insertionmember 114 i. In the seal unit 104 i, an end of the sleeve 112 i on theouter side in the rotor radial direction is in contact with the outercircumferential surface 314 of the insertion member 114 i.

As described above, also with the shape in which the innercircumferential surface of the sleeve 112 i is not formed in a taperedshape, a sealing surface can be formed at a contact position between thesleeve 112 i and the insertion member 114 i.

While the fixing device 100 is provided at a position highest in therotor rotational direction, that is, an end on an upper side in thevertical direction in the embodiment described above, the fixing deviceis not limited thereto. The fixing device 100 can be provided at anyposition in the rotational direction of the rotor 16. For example, thefixing device can be installed at a lowest position in an outer member,that is, in a through hole at an end on a lower side in the verticaldirection. That is, the fixing device described above can be provided onan outer-member lower half. Also when a fixing member is provided on theouter-member lower half, the attaching method and the detaching methodof a fixing member described above can be used and can be applied to amanufacturing method of a rotary machine, an assembling method thereof,and a disassembling method (a releasing method) thereof.

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-   -   10 steam turbine    -   16 rotor    -   30 blade    -   34 inner casing    -   36 outer casing    -   40 steam inlet    -   42 vane    -   50 annular member    -   51 inner member    -   52 inner-member upper half    -   54 inner-member lower half    -   56 concave portion    -   57 groove portion    -   60 outer member    -   62 outer-member upper half    -   64 outer-member lower half    -   65 convex portion    -   66 through hole    -   67 first surface    -   68 second surface    -   68 a thread groove    -   69 stepped portion    -   70 fixing unit    -   72 outer-member fixing device    -   100 fixing device    -   102 radial pin    -   104 seal unit    -   106, 106 a cap member    -   108 liner    -   111 unitary unit    -   112 sleeve    -   114 insertion member    -   121 outer circumferential surface    -   122 flange    -   124 screw hole    -   126 cutout surface    -   130 inner circumferential surface    -   140 outer circumferential surface    -   150 cylindrical hole    -   142 thread groove    -   162 outer circumferential surface    -   164 thread groove

1. A fixing device that fixes a relative position in a rotationaldirection of an outer member and an inner member of a stationary body ofa rotary machine, the fixing device comprising: a radial pin that isinserted into a through hole passing through the outer member in aradial direction of the rotary machine and having a stepped portionformed therein to have a larger diameter at a portion on an outer sidein the radial direction of the rotary machine than at a portion on aninner side in the radial direction, that includes a part on the innerside in the radial direction of the rotary machine to be inserted into aconcave portion of the inner member, and that includes a flange portionon the outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machine, anoutside diameter of the flange portion being larger than a diameter ofthe through hole at the portion on the inner side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine; a seal unit that is inserted into thethrough hole, that is located farther on the outer side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine than the radial pin, and that is incontact with an inner circumferential surface of the through hole alongthe radial direction of the rotary machine to seal the through hole; anda cap member that is placed on the outer side of the seal unit in theradial direction of the rotary machine, and that is fixed to the outermember, wherein the flange portion has an outside diameter smaller thana diameter of the through hole at the portion on the outer side in theradial direction of the rotary machine, and contacts with the steppedportion.
 2. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the sealunit includes a sleeve that has a diameter of an inner circumferentialsurface changing along the radial direction of the rotary machine, and acolumnar insertion member that is inserted into the sleeve and is incontact with the inner circumferential surface of the sleeve, wherein anouter circumferential surface of the sleeve is in contact with thethrough hole, and the inner circumferential surface of the sleeve andthe insertion member are in contact with each other to seal the throughhole.
 3. The fixing device according to claim 2, wherein the sleeveincludes the inner circumferential surface passing through the sleevealong the radial direction of the rotary machine, and the radial pinincludes an engagement portion to and from which a jig is attachable anddetachable from the outer side in the radial direction being formed onan end face thereof on the outer side in the radial direction.
 4. Thefixing device according to claim 2, wherein the sleeve is placed fartheron the inner side in the radial direction of the rotary machine than theinsertion member.
 5. The fixing device according to claim 2, comprisinga liner placed between the sleeve and the radial pin, wherein the linerhas an outside diameter larger than an outside diameter of the radialpin and extends in a radial direction of the radial pin farther to aninner side than the outside diameter of the radial pin.
 6. The fixingdevice according to claim 2, comprising a plurality of the seal units,wherein the seal units are placed serially in the radial direction ofthe rotary machine.
 7. The fixing device according to claim 1, whereinthe cap member includes a thread groove formed in an outercircumferential surface, and is screwed into a thread groove formed inthe through hole to be fixed to the outer member.
 8. The fixing deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the flange portion includes a seal ringplaced on an end face thereof on the inner side in the radial directionof the rotary machine, and the seal ring is in contact with the throughhole and the flange portion.
 9. A rotary machine comprising: the fixingdevice according to claim 1; the outer member; the inner member; and arotary body placed farther on the inner side in the radial direction ofthe rotary machine than the inner member.
 10. The rotary machineaccording to claim 9, wherein the outer member includes a convex portionthat protrudes inward in the radial direction of the rotary machine at apart having the through hole formed therein, a surface along a directionperpendicular to an axis of the rotary machine is formed in a rotationaldirection on the convex portion, the inner member includes a grooveportion at a part facing the convex portion, the groove portion beingconcave inward in the radial direction of the rotary machine and beingin contact with the surface of the convex portion along the directionperpendicular to the axis of the rotary machine, and a surface of thegroove portion in contact with the surface of the convex portion alongthe direction perpendicular to the axis of the rotary machine is asurface along the direction perpendicular to the axis of the rotarymachine.
 11. A manufacturing method of a rotary machine for fixing arelative position in a rotational direction of an outer member and aninner member of a stationary body of a rotary machine and manufacturingthe rotary machine, the manufacturing method comprising the steps of:inserting, into a through hole passing through the outer member in aradial direction of the rotary machine and having a stepped portionformed therein to have a larger diameter at a portion on an outer sidein the radial direction of the rotary machine than at a portion on aninner side in the radial direction, a radial pin that includes a flangeportion with an outside diameter larger than a diameter of the throughhole at the portion on the inner side in the radial direction of therotary machine and smaller than a diameter of the through hole at theportion on the outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machine,bringing the stepped portion and the flange portion into contact, andinserting an end of the radial pin on the inner side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine into a concave portion of the innermember placed on the inner side of the outer member in the radialdirection of the rotary machine; inserting a seal unit into the throughhole having the radial pin inserted therein; and biasing the seal unitinserted into the through hole inward in the radial direction of therotary machine, and bringing the seal unit into contact with an innercircumferential surface of the through hole along the radial directionof the rotary machine to seal the through hole.
 12. The manufacturingmethod of a rotary machine according to claim 11, comprising a step ofincreasing a diameter of a hole, formed in the outer member along theradial direction of the rotary machine, at a portion of the hole on theouter side in the radial direction of the rotary machine relative to adiameter of the hole to form the through hole.
 13. An assembling methodof a rotary machine for fixing a relative position in a rotationaldirection of an outer member and an inner member of a stationary body ofa rotary machine and assembling the rotary machine, the assemblingmethod comprising the steps of: inserting, into a through hole passingthrough the outer member in a radial direction of the rotary machine andhaving a stepped portion formed therein to have a larger diameter at aportion on an outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machinethan at a portion on an inner side in the radial direction, a radial pinthat includes a flange portion with an outside diameter larger than adiameter of the through hole at the portion on the inner side in theradial direction of the rotary machine and smaller than a diameter ofthe through hole at the portion on the outer side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine, bringing the stepped portion and theflange portion into contact, and inserting an end of the radial pin onthe inner side in the radial direction of the rotary machine into aconcave portion of the inner member placed on the inner side of theouter member in the radial direction of the rotary machine; inserting aseal unit into the through hole having the radial pin inserted therein;and biasing the seal unit inserted into the through hole inward in theradial direction of the rotary machine, and bringing the seal unit intocontact with an inner circumferential surface of the through hole alongthe radial direction of the rotary machine to seal the through hole. 14.The assembling method of a rotary machine according to claim 13,comprising a step of increasing a diameter of a hole, formed in theouter member along the radial direction of the rotary machine, at aportion of the hole on the outer side in the radial direction of therotary machine relative to a diameter of the hole to form the throughhole.
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 16. A disassembling method of a rotary machine fordisassembling a rotary machine having an inner member and an outermember of a stationary body fixed with a fixing device, the fixingdevice including, in a through hole formed in the outer member, a radialpin that includes a part on an inner side in a radial direction of therotary machine inserted into a concave portion of the inner member, aseal unit that is located farther on an outer side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine than the radial pin, and that is incontact with an inner circumferential surface of the through hole alongthe radial direction of the rotary machine to seal the through hole, anda cap member fixed to the outer member farther on the outer side in theradial direction of the rotary machine than the seal unit, thedisassembling method comprising the steps of: disassembling the capmember inserted into the through hole; taking the seal unit out of thethrough hole; and taking the radial pin out of the through hole, whereinthe seal unit includes a sleeve being in contact with the through hole,the step of taking the seal unit out of the through hole includes thesteps of attaching a jig to an engagement portion of a target memberthat is in direct or indirect contact with a surface of the sleeve onthe inner side in the radial direction of the rotary machine and thatincludes the engagement portion to which the jig is attachable from theouter side in the radial direction of the rotary machine formed on asurface on the outer side in the radial direction of the rotary machine,and taking the sleeve out of the through hole along with the targetmember, and the jig is inserted into the sleeve and the jig is attachedto the engagement portion at the step of taking the seal unit out of thethrough hole.
 17. A disassembling method of a rotary machine fordisassembling a rotary machine having an inner member and an outermember of a stationary body fixed with a fixing device, the fixingdevice including, in a through hole formed in the outer member, a radialpin that includes a part on an inner side in a radial direction of therotary machine inserted into a concave portion of the inner member, aseal unit that is located farther on an outer side in the radialdirection of the rotary machine than the radial pin, and that is incontact with an inner circumferential surface of the through hole alongthe radial direction of the rotary machine to seal the through hole, anda cap member fixed to the outer member farther on the outer side in theradial direction of the rotary machine than the seal unit, thedisassembling method comprising the steps of: disassembling the capmember inserted into the through hole; taking the seal unit out of thethrough hole; and taking the radial pin out of the through hole, whereinthe outer member includes a structure divided into an outer-member upperhalf and an outer-member lower half, the disassembling method includesthe steps of passing a tool through the through hole of the outer-memberupper half or the outer-member lower half from which the radial pin hasbeen taken out, and holding the inner member with the tool, andrelatively moving the outer-member upper half or the outer-member lowerhalf from which the radial pin has been taken out with respect to theinner member in a state where the inner member is held with the tool.